I think the FAQ (referenced in the OP) from our host site has it right..

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There is probably no higher a percentage of alcoholics in the painting trade than any other trade or profession. The reputation is rooted in the past when all paint was solvent based. Painters were often seen red faced with swollen eyes from the paint solvents and perhaps a bit unstable from the fumes.

Actually it's a theory based on historical fact and common sense... that is not to say that there are no alcoholics in the trade, but it does explain how a false stereotype became entrenched and exaggerated. If you truly believe that the vast majority of painters are alcoholics then please explain the alluring characteristics of the trade. Why is such a disproportional number of alcoholics drawn to the profession, is it the creative aspect, the craftsmanship, or the self satisfaction derived from the job, we are talking professional painters here... right?

I think the FAQ (referenced in the OP) from our host site has it right..

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There is probably no higher a percentage of alcoholics in the painting trade than any other trade or profession. The reputation is rooted in the past when all paint was solvent based. Painters were often seen red faced with swollen eyes from the paint solvents and perhaps a bit unstable from the fumes.

Read this last quote carefully, from your last post. You should note that you were NOT simply saying "probably" nor "most" in the initial post...Now you want to add qualifiers to your statement after making a run at trashing the trade that this forum was created for?

I agree with both my statements. Let me rephrase yet again for the sake of *your* clarity.

Painters, in my opinion, drink more than any other profession and if they don't they come awefully close. I am clear that your opinion is different. Thats cool though; it's that very thing that makes horse races.

My post was *on topic*..simply further to something else I read on this site in the faq. Your ad hominem (look it up) is off topic and therefore meets the definition of the subject matter of the very link you provide. Thank you for that.

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